What frustrates me about Phoenix is if they built it like a Spanish city, it would be a great place to live. Spanish cities were intentionally built with narrow streets that were easily shaded to stay cool, and are dense enough to walk or take light rail anywhere. Adopt some desert city designs from places like Iraq, Persia, Morocco, etc. and you could have a really nice city.
This was your best video yet. It's been really great watching your style experiment and evolve since the first episode. I also LOVE the idea of reaching out to other people for stories and perspectives. Really great!
I like to sort of follow along with these kinds of videos on Google Earth.What I have learned from this is that Phoenix has an absurd number of baseball fields.They're pretty easy to spot. What's that orange and green thing? It's a baseball field. What's that next to it? Four baseball fields. It boggles the mind.
So the ending song is some sort of topical 70s comedy song about Nuclear war. It's interesting that in the 20th century people were idealising those very neighbourhoods this series criticises. And when they imagine the horror of a nuclear bomb being dropped on them, they would have imagined an idealistic version of that car centric society being attacked and destroyed. It was a pathological fear of the other manifested in a cold war. But this series shows how it was those very pathologies and ideals that we clung to that is leading to suffering and death.
I visited Phoenix in 05 and even then I was doubtful how long this place could keep going, and where all the people who live here now would go when the water ran out. likely where I live.
5:39 But what surprises me is why are the cities in the north of the USA massively losing population while the south is simply exploding, i.e. cities like me Houston or San Antonio or Dallas or Phoenix sometimes have twice the number of inhabitants or even more than 20 or 30 before years. But cities like Detroit that have only half the population and even Chicago is losing population every year, Chicago used to be over 3 million, now down to almost 2 million people, Philadelphia too, why is that? especially when it is so unbelievably hot down there, in cities like Houston, Phoenix or Arizona New Mexico etc?
What are some examples of well built cities in the South West, or West in general. I feel like most cities west of St. Louis suffer from a lot of these issues. I live in Denver CO, which has a lot of pros (old well built buildings, some walkable areas, good amount of urban trees), but still suffers from a lot of sprawl and overpriced PT.
PT? i really don't know if we have that many cities that meet our qualifications for "well built," i'm sure the closest ones to that are really old, like in new england
im coming to this super late but why does the water knife, a book about phoenix az, have what appears to be a photo of singapore's gardens by the bay on the front cover? im sorry i didnt absorb anything else in this video
This could have been the shortest episode of this. All you needed was the intro: STUPID CITY, then cut to the word PHOENIX and you're done. Like yeah no shit.
Pheonix is the worst 'city' in the southwest. Why would anyone move ther. Tucson looks a lot more lively than Pheonix. Ps. Los Angeles (the city) is actually moderately dense and 80% urban. It's only the inland empire and very suburban parts of the SGV and Orange County that's low density suburbs. Ofc the high desert """cities""" are the worst when it comes to low density sprawl they even make Pheonix look dense
What frustrates me about Phoenix is if they built it like a Spanish city, it would be a great place to live. Spanish cities were intentionally built with narrow streets that were easily shaded to stay cool, and are dense enough to walk or take light rail anywhere. Adopt some desert city designs from places like Iraq, Persia, Morocco, etc. and you could have a really nice city.
Almost like perfected 1000 year old city design techniques work better than something a few goons in GM came up with
As a Phoenix resident this video is just a perfect explanation of the dumbest parts of one of the stupidest cities to live in
This was your best video yet. It's been really great watching your style experiment and evolve since the first episode. I also LOVE the idea of reaching out to other people for stories and perspectives. Really great!
thank you Bill!
Train good
Car bad
preach
That's all you need to know!
Cranes are probably ok.
Phoenix is like a layer of stainless steel facade bolted over a rotting iron frame.
light rail is cool and cranes sound weird.
would it not be spelled crains?
it might even be cræns
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I feel bad for wanting one
Words cannot describe how much I want the c r ae n e
But is there a discussion about metallurgy?
i honestly had no idea that setting a premiere would make this public lol
also, this must be a meme that i am unaware of
@@newpractice donoteat has included a lot of discussion about metalworking and crud in his recent videos
@@KevinSiebert gotcha. sorry to disappoint
just mention HIGH STRENGTH STEEL a few times and you'll be fine
I like to sort of follow along with these kinds of videos on Google Earth.What I have learned from this is that Phoenix has an absurd number of baseball fields.They're pretty easy to spot. What's that orange and green thing? It's a baseball field. What's that next to it? Four baseball fields. It boggles the mind.
In Vulture, Schmarizona, baseball paraphernalia serves as a local currency.
maybe it has something to do with spring training?
i have been resonated, thanks partner.
yeehaw
So the ending song is some sort of topical 70s comedy song about Nuclear war. It's interesting that in the 20th century people were idealising those very neighbourhoods this series criticises. And when they imagine the horror of a nuclear bomb being dropped on them, they would have imagined an idealistic version of that car centric society being attacked and destroyed. It was a pathological fear of the other manifested in a cold war.
But this series shows how it was those very pathologies and ideals that we clung to that is leading to suffering and death.
that is quite an interesting take partner!
Really your best video so far. The diversity of theme and point of views you explored in this really experimental episode was simply amazing.
thank you!!
Light rail is super cool and so was that framing story. ♥
I visited Phoenix in 05 and even then I was doubtful how long this place could keep going, and where all the people who live here now would go when the water ran out. likely where I live.
interactive movie puzzlers rise up!
We reside in a collective
Light rail is C O O L
This guy's name was Swiling and he died of alcoholism? Come on
maktub, as they say
Thanks for the badass video, I love you :)
ok thank you
5:39 But what surprises me is why are the cities in the north of the USA massively losing population while the south is simply exploding, i.e. cities like me Houston or San Antonio or Dallas or Phoenix sometimes have twice the number of inhabitants or even more than 20 or 30 before years.
But cities like Detroit that have only half the population and even Chicago is losing population every year, Chicago used to be over 3 million, now down to almost 2 million people, Philadelphia too, why is that?
especially when it is so unbelievably hot down there, in cities like Houston, Phoenix or Arizona New Mexico etc?
Can we talk about how Charlotte bulldozed all of its historic buildings?
we can! you can?
@@newpractice I could!
@@EvelynSobie I could.
Two different circle k’s across the street from each other
So what exactly stopps the city from building roofed walkways or subways?
Good question, there are many factors that could contribute to this. The largest among them likely being political/class interests
Phoenix the new Vegas of tonrrow
love this
thank you :)
multiple sources say valentina doesn't wash her hands
What are some examples of well built cities in the South West, or West in general. I feel like most cities west of St. Louis suffer from a lot of these issues.
I live in Denver CO, which has a lot of pros (old well built buildings, some walkable areas, good amount of urban trees), but still suffers from a lot of sprawl and overpriced PT.
PT?
i really don't know if we have that many cities that meet our qualifications for "well built," i'm sure the closest ones to that are really old, like in new england
@@newpractice Public Transit
@@jacksonduruy4303 o duh
2269... nice
makes you think right
im coming to this super late but why does the water knife, a book about phoenix az, have what appears to be a photo of singapore's gardens by the bay on the front cover? im sorry i didnt absorb anything else in this video
Milwaukee is building public light rail
Emily Mast very cool
Yeah you wouldn’t wanna walk in Phoenix anyways. More likely to get cooked than get to where you’re going
Urban canyons might, in this case, benefit Phoenix.
could you explain what you mean?
the water knife is great. read it.
Light rail is cool
These are so fucking good
Phoenix seems like a pretty weird place...
Light rail is cool but light metro is cooler
Enthralling.
I know its not as hot as the midwest and we have a shit bus line but this whole car thing is still terrible in sc, they are building a new highway rn
This could have been the shortest episode of this. All you needed was the intro: STUPID CITY, then cut to the word PHOENIX and you're done. Like yeah no shit.
Pheonix is the worst 'city' in the southwest. Why would anyone move ther. Tucson looks a lot more lively than Pheonix. Ps. Los Angeles (the city) is actually moderately dense and 80% urban. It's only the inland empire and very suburban parts of the SGV and Orange County that's low density suburbs. Ofc the high desert """cities""" are the worst when it comes to low density sprawl they even make Pheonix look dense